Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-10

Inc 1Ollowlng is the JACKSON prison reIorf
for May: Number OF convicts Nav sos;
number received during May -; dis
charged by expiration Of term, 3 deaths,
| /; discharged for new trial, /, discharged
by order of the supreme court, ,, pardon
ed / !. transferred TO the lonia asylum for
insane criminals. 2; number of convicts
June /, 49, net loss Of IL.
A gentleman who has raised from 1900
10 10000 bushels of potatoes per year in
New York, suggests this simple plan to
obviate the potato bug nuisance: In every
hill OF potatoes or every other hill plant
bean. There is something about the smell
of this plant that the bugs do not like, and
they will leave the patch for one whore
this practice is not observed.
The following officers of the Michigan
Air Line have been elected for the ensuing
year: Cornelius Vanderbilt VIM. X. Van
derbilt, Edwin c. Worcester and Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, New York; Henry b. Led
yard, Ashley Pond, VIM. II. Wells, Henry
NJ. Campbell, ID. A. Waterman. Alexis G.
Angel, Detroit; Enoch Bancker, Eugene
Pringle, Jackson and j. W. French, Three
Rivers.
The acting secretary of the Interior De
partment has affirmed the decision of the
land commissioner in number of Michi-
gan cases, in which the state claimed under
the swamp land grant certain tracts of
land on Bots Blanc island, near Mackinaw
in the Reed City district. The commits
sioner's decision is that the lands are not
swamp lands and that the state has no
claims on them.
10, ttpe ba
lgan farmers club decided by vote that
clay land for corn should toe plowed in the
fall. The report shows that nearly all ia
vored early planting some as early rs
April. They were divided as 70 deep or
shallow blowing of light soils. One mem
Der thought il best 70 bring seed Of dent
corn from the south. periodically, to pre-
vent running out.
Commissioner Sparks has recommended
suit To set aside patents issued TO the state
of Michigan for about 5000 acres on Bots
Blanc Island, which land was patented 70
the state as swamp land. The co mission
er holds that as the land in question was
IN a reservation at the date of the passage
Of the swamp land act il could not have
been included with that granted TO the
state by the act.
Charles Craft, aged H. fell between some
cars that were being switched at the yard
of the Muskegon. Grand Rapids q Indiana
road, south Of Muskegon, and had both
legs nearly severed above the knees. One
arm was also badly fractured. He was
taken TO his home, where all was done
that could be, but he died the same after
noon He was an orphan boy and was
with other boys catching rides.
The Michigan Gold Mining company, an
organization which will conduct genera
mining business in Lemhi county, Idaho
was incorporated in Detroit on the 3lst
ult. The stockholders have paid in $50,
900, being ten per cent. Of the capital. X.
a. Alger holds 4 900 shares in the company;
VI. : Smith, 1900; :. A. Plumer, 1900;
Allan Sheldon. 1900; Frank j. Hecker,
1000; c. L. Freer 600 Chas. II. Thompson,
1890: and a number of smaller stockhold-
ers, all OF Detroit.
The college tournament participated in
by Albion, Olivet Hillsdale and the Agri-
cultural collegs was held in Lansing few
days ago. Among the prize winners were
the following Standing high kick, Avery,
Olivet 1917 inches above the head run
ming high kick, Westgate, Olivet, #. 81.
inches; throwing hammer, Hooper, Agri
cultural college, o. IT. 3 in. throwing base
ball, Chase, 33s #. 100 yard dash Robson,
NJ. a. c., II sec. half mile run, Smith, VI.
\. c.. min. 81 sec. running bases Glenn,
Albion, II sec.
When the Orchard Lake cadets arrived
in Pontiac the other day, not less than
400 people were assembled at the depot
TO give them welcome. As the train moved
in the boom Of canon and the cheers Of the
multitude combined and We'd with the
strains Of martial music from the Pontiac
cornet band in rendering a salute of con-
graduation. procession under the COM
mand of Col. Matthews. consisting of the
band, the knights of labor, l0) horsemen,
the oddfellows, the grand army post the
officers of the city government the acad-
envy band and academy officers, and
thousands of citizens. Mayor Galbrath
gave an address Of welcome at the court
house, everybody said good word for
the boys, and the reception wound up with
a banquet and fireworks